Dolphin Escape Pool Cleaner Review

The Dolphin Escape is one of the best robotic pool cleaners for above ground pools. This automatic pool vacuum features advanced filtration system, HyperGrip tracks, dual scrubbing brushes, and a smart scanning system.

For energy-efficiency the Dolphin Escape uses dual motor technology. The double motor design also boosts the overall effectiveness of the pool cleaning function.

The Dolphin Escape pool cleaner offers cutting-edge industry technology at a price that a wide range of consumers can afford. The excellent ratings for this pool vacuum robot speak for themselves.

Innovative Features

The Dolphin Escape comes with a wide range of features that make it a leading pool cleaner on the market. It’s most notable features are described below:

• SmartNav

Motorized pool cleaners designed in previous years used randomized navigation (some low-end pool cleaners available today still use this system). These cleaners use no programmed route to navigate the pool, instead just moving around at random or according to statistics.

After a long period of time, this type of cleaner would likely cover the pool in its entirety, but you can’t know for sure. Plenty of power and time is lost in this randomized process, and it’s just not efficient.

To innovate this flawed system, Maytronics developed a SmartNav system for scanning and mapping, which they’ve included in the Dolphin Escape. Using SmartNav, the Dolphin Escape scans and maps the surface of your pool to memorize the layout. Then, it navigates and cleans the entire pool using an efficient route that never passes over the same place twice. In addition to operating more effectively and using less energy, the SmartNav system also takes less time.

To avoid jams, getting stuck, and other similar issues, the SmartNav technology also enables the device to sense objects such as steps, ladders, and drains. It then adjusts the route to move over these objects, or avoid them altogether, so that it can keep functioning properly.

Especially considering how affordable the Dolphin Escape is, SmartNav is an excellent feature. Luckily, this type of efficient system is becoming more mainstream among affordable pool cleaners.

• HyperGrip Rubber Tracks

Whenever you’re using an electric pool cleaner, you’ll find that water can pose a problem when it comes between the surface of the pool and the cleaner; water minimizes the cleaner’s ability to do its job by causing it to slip. When this happens, the robotic cleaner loses energy and can’t effectively function.

To maintain traction and save energy, this Maytronics pool cleaner uses HyperGrip rubber tracks in place of the wheels you’ll see on other models. The continuous rubber tracks are able to stick close to the pool surface without water interference. The tracks also help the cleaner maintain stability as it gets the job done. Even more impressively, the rubber tracks allow the device to seamlessly mount walls and clean every inch of the pool.

Wheels that are used in other models frequently have trouble with big debris and other roadblocks. The rubber tracks enable the Dolphin Escape to easily handle large objects without getting stuck or jammed.

• Extra-Large Top-Loading Filter Cartridge

For a higher volume of debris, even large debris, that other pool cleaners can’t handle, the Dolphin Escape uses an oversized, top-loading filter cartridge. With a filter cartridge than enables it to hold more debris, the Dolphin Escape can clean more thoroughly.

Emptying out the filter is exceptionally simple thanks to the top-loading design. The top-access door allows you to simply take out the cartridge for emptying – this system is hassle and mess-free. Robotic pool cleaners that cost around the same price as the Dolphin Escape usually have bags that must be emptied, which is far less convenient than this top-loading filter cartridge.

Effective Cleaning Function

The Dolphin Escape pool cleaner is built for use with just above ground swimming pools. A cable that measures 40 feet long is included to ensure that the device covers the entire surface area of your pool. The cable is designed so that it doesn’t tangle.

Once placed into a pool, the Dolphin Escape uses its SmartNav system to scan and map the entire pool surface to determine an effective route. The scanner works continuously as the device cleans to ensure it doesn’t go back over areas that were already cleaned. As opposed to the random navigation systems used by other models in the same price range, SmartNav ensures a faster and more efficient cleaning process.

For a thorough cleaning job, this robotic pool cleaner makes use of a HyperBrush. This is a brush that spins rapidly over the pool’s surface to break up stubborn debris, algae, and bacteria. Once uprooted, debris goes through the Dolphin Escape’s advanced filtration system, which uses ultra-fine filters to pick up all types of debris, whether large or small. The result is an extra-clean pool, every time.

To hold debris, the Dolphin Escape uses a high-capacity filter cartridge. The extra-large design of filter cartridge allows this pool cleaner to deal with more debris than other models, and it can function for a while without needing to be emptied.

For added efficiency and speed, the Dolphin Escape cleaning system keeps cleaning in both directions. The dual-directional vacuum and scrub action saves both time and energy.

Clearly, the Dolphin Escape has a highly advanced and efficient cleaning system with the combination of features listed above. But you don’t have to take my word for it – Amazon reviews prove that customers are highly satisfied by and impressed with the Dolphin Escape’s cleaning system.

Pros and Cons of Dolphin Escape

Pros:

• Speed and efficiency. The Dolphin Escape functions faster and more efficiently than competing models by using less energy and a combination of advanced features, including the SmartNav system, advanced filtration, and HyperGrip tracks.
• Thorough cleaning. With a HyperBrush, bi-directional cleaning action, and oversized filter, the Dolphin Escape performs a more complete clean than other similarly-priced devices can achieve.
• Convenience. The Dolphin Escape features an oversized filter cartridge for convenient emptying.
• Tangle-free cable. Measuring 40 feet long, the included cable can handle large pools without tangling.

Cons:

• Absence of a timer or scheduler. At the price of the Dolphin Escape, it would be surprising if a timer and scheduler were included. Nonetheless, you won’t be able to pre-program cleaning hours to make the cleaner run at certain times of the day.
• Doesn’t use a remote control. The Dolphin Escape doesn’t come with a remote control, although that’s normal for a model at this price.

Details:

• Only for use with above ground swimming pools
• Weighs 14 pounds
• Cleaning cycle lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Motors: Dual 24-volt DC
• Included 1-year warranty with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Conclusion

The Dolphin Escape is an exceptional robotic pool cleaner that comes at an affordable price, but doesn’t sacrifice advanced functionality. It’s efficient, innovative, and has a convenient, compact design. Plus, it completes a thorough cleaning cycle in just an hour and a half, saving both time and energy. However, you should note that you can’t set a scheduler or timer for the cleaner to run on its own, and there’s no included remote control.

That being said, the Dolphin Escape does an excellent job of cleaning the entire surface area of a pool, and it comes at a great price. You can save hundreds of dollars with this device and still get a fantastic pool cleaner.